Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-16
BON lgere tossed hi0h in tie air.

wagon sat their daughter, a buXOm young
lady dressed in a far from elegant costume.
Her poor clothing did not mar the beauty
of her face or form. She was a perfect
woman IN face and form, and It did not re-
quire the aid of a dressmaker to show them
to advantage.
Slowly the wagon iostied along until il
was within few yards Of where Harry lay.
The old man was whistlng Yankee
Doodle, " while the two women were talk
ing. All three were soon startled by moan.
The wagon was stopped and all listened.
Again and again did they hear it. The
third time the women jumped to the ground
and began to search, for they knew it was
the moan of a human being. Lucy, be
careful" cautioned the old man as his
daughter jumped on a rock ana started on
the search. She had not gone very far
when she discovered Walter.
She called to her father and mother and
they were soon at the spot. Walter was q
pitiable sight. The sun had burned his
face, a deep cash was over his eyes, and
his clothes were ragged and torn. Without
the least hesitation or show they tenderly
picked him up in their arms and carried
him to a bed of blankets beside the wagon.
Then all three set about to dress his
wounds and battle him.
They did not stop to think who he was or
how he came there. He needed assistance,
and he got it in a humble though sincere
way. His fractured limb was set, his head
/ bandaged, and some restoratiyes applied
to him.
Then another question arose. Then
wagon was already OvercrOWded. They
could not think of anything that would
cause the young man any pain, so they
quietly unlOaded half their belongings and
made room for Walter, so that when they
started on the next morning he was resting
on a comfortable bed.
Walter had fallen into good hands. Ben
| Smell was a good old Ohio farmer, and was
on his way to the gold fields Of "CalifOrny.
! His wife, q woman of good practical sense,
made him an excellent mate, while his
daughter Lucy was combination Of all the
/ good qualities of both. She had secured a
far education In her native State, and was
| a good hOusekeeper. She was not a $50
| ciety" lady, but one of those women who
can make home place Of solid comfort.
| Six weeks later they rolled into Sacra-
mentO on a Sunday afternoon. Walter
had recovered, and had told them his whole
| story. They believed him, and insisted on
/ his remaining with them as long as he pos
/ sibly could. 1t was only on account of
| Lucys Pleadings that he had consented.
On the following morning Ben and Wal
ter took a walk through the town. They
/ had wandered about for an hour.
/ and were returning to the camp.
| When well out of the town theil
attention was attracted TO a fight be-
/ tween an old man and big, burly fellow.
/ Walter halted and looked on for a mo-
/ ment; then, uttering curse, he drew his
knife and rushed ut the big, burly fellow.
/ The big fellow caught Walters eye
in time to save his own life for a
| few minutes at least. Walter Paine and
| Tom Whittleby stood face to face, ready
/ for a fight to q finish. They understood
each othernOw, and both knew it was q
/ fight for life. Not a word was spoken.
/ The old man, Walter and Ben were on one
side and Whittleby with two friends on the
other. IN six seconds the six men were in
a fight fearful to behold. 1t was a fight 70
death, and Justice won. In five minutes
Walter and Ben remained unframed Will,
four bodies lie at their feet.
To the crowd that collected Walter re.
lated the following:
Three years ago this man, who call
himself Tom Whitley, but whose name il
Tom Sands, went to New York City on Al
excursion. While there he formed the &C
| quaintanee Of my sister. He had lots o
money, talked we'll and was a constant Wis
/ itOr at our house. Things went alOnl
nicely for a year, until one day he turned
/ up among the missing. We suspected
/ nothing until we noticed that my sister be.
| gan to gOw respondent. Then we mad
a startling discovery. but managed to keel
/ It from public notice. One night my siste
/ left the supper table and we did not SCI
/ her again until We viewed her remains aft
| or they were found in the East River. Tia